Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a Belgian actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to theatre director Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, Volter began his career in Brussels in 1985.
He made many stage and film appearances, the latter of which peaked with such arthouse films as The Music Teacher (1988), The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and Blue (1993). Other appearances include Macbeth (1987) and The Five Senses (1999). Upon his father's death in 2002, he returned to Belgium and became artistic director for the Comedy Claude Volter.
Volter committed suicide in 2005, aged 46.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1985 De leeuw van Vlaanderen Deschamps 1986 Les roses de Matmata Max 1987 Macbeth Macduff 1988 The Music Teacher Jean Nilson 1988 Issue de secours Alain 1989 Les bois noirs Gustave 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Vicomte de Valvert 1990 Trois années Constantin Biochon 1990 La veillée Albert Aurier 1991 The Double Life of Veronique Alexandre Fabbri 1991 A Mere Mortal (Simple mortel) Stéphane 1992 Aline Michel 1993 Three Colours: Blue L'agent immobilier 1994 L'affaire René Charlet Uncredited1994 Dernier stade Olivier Chardon 1997 La nuit du destin Inspecteur Leclerc 1999 Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser Alexandre (Episode: Amertume)1999 The Five Senses Dr. Richard Jacob 2001 Posseteni ot gospoda 2003 Resistance Henri Daussois 2005 Les gens honnêtes vivent en France Bénolo
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